Re: United colours of the 'Storm

[benny hedges]

Following a drop I've found that yellow ones are black underneath..........
But what's under a black one?

think you will find they are primed in white.... only know cos i got a black fairing panel off manx and that was white underneath the top coat.

[cliveyandrews]

Now this is what you call a proper bump

[AMCQ46]

Based on OP Storm II [Broke Bike Mountain!] it looks like yellow wins on 3 counts

1) Fastest - I was always at the front [oh I remember,, I was the run leader , but lets ignore that, cause every one who saw us will remember the yellow one was infront!]
2) most popular - 3 yellow [2 old 1 new], 2 red ones but 1 was only a picture as the owner knew Red was too slow, so he brought his Blade , 1 teal and 1 white [ish]
3) Best condition, even after flipping them they still scrub up well

Yellow lost on the luggage carring, looks like Teal ones can carry more camping gear, probabaly tring to hide all its bodywork with luggage to hide the colour

And on noise the white one was the loudest, but it was trying to divert attention from its poor colour

[benny hedges]

white [ish]

i make no apologies lol, it was mingin.
don't see the point cleaning it til it's been resprayed proper

it's not that yellow is more popular, they're just common

[Pete.L]

I heard they had to put them up front cause everyone was confident they could keep up with a yellow one

Pete.l

[AMCQ46]

I heard they had to put them up front cause everyone was confident they could keep up with a yellow one

he he , good answer Pete....... trying to undermine the superiority of the Bannana coloured rocket ships like that, nice try

But we also put a yellow one at the back as we knew that it would be fast enough to catch anyone else if they missed any junctions and went off in the wrong direction.

And when we had yellow ones 1st & 2nd on the road it was so fast we broke the time / space continuum with the combined fastness, and the resultant shock waves caused a tropical storm and a small tidal wave near Aberystwyth. Several locals were reported to have been distracted from their traditional sheep husbandry by the biblical yellow flash and thunder shock.......

[benny hedges]

well as i understood it, a yellow one was put at the front to keep the pace down & prevent the white one from scorching the tarmac...
2 more yellow ones were placed at the back to use their steam roller weight and handling to flatten said road surface back down.
very considerate imo.

[cliveyandrews]

Whilst the Orange ones, had been there, camped and gone home before any of the other colours caught up....



....and were tucked up at home...

[AMCQ46]

well as i understood it, a yellow one was put at the front to keep the pace down & prevent the white one from scorching the tarmac...
2 more yellow ones were placed at the back to use their steam roller weight and handling to flatten said road surface back down.
very considerate imo.

I heard the yellow one had to go in front to allow the white one to get a slipstream to make up for its lack of top speed, and the 2 at the back were to give it a push if its pace dropped too much.

and I heard the best think about a white storm is that it provides a great camouflage when parked up in a field of sheep...........

[benny hedges]

I heard the yellow one had to go in front to allow the white one to get a slipstream to make up for its lack of top speed, and the 2 at the back were to give it a push if its pace dropped too much.

and I heard the best think about a white storm is that it provides a great camouflage when parked up in a field of sheep...........

quite simply, you misheard.

[AMCQ46]

pardon?
my hearing is not what it used to be...too many loud bikes behind me

[benny hedges]

i'm not even going to bother replying to that that's a slur that is.

[Anotherbikerbabe]

The yellow ones were placed front and back to hide the white one from the fashion police.

[Anotherbikerbabe]

Before new seat/wheel rim tape/belly pan/wheel paint job/mirrors/new indicator mirrors..

yes, the rim job made all the difference looks a whole lot better

how did you get on with the lacquer btw - mine cracked like crouton, ended up rubbing it down to primer, reacted with the shite paint i used

Got on fine with the Pro XL, no probs so far..Maybe yours just cracked under the weight of carrying the burden round of being white

[AMCQ46]

i'm not even going to bother replying to that that's a slur that is.

Benny, you are right, I have overstepped the mark there,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,please accept my humble apology










I withdraw the comment about hiding in fields with sheep....